Musculoskeletal System Medical Terminology Quiz
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Which combining form means “bone marrow”?
A. sarc/o
B. rhabdomy/o
C. myel/o
D. cost/o
Which combining form means ‘bone’?
A. scoli/o
B. carp/o
C. oste/o
D. my/o
What does the combining form ‘scoli/o’ mean?
A. Crooked, bent
B. Wrist bones
C. Ribs
D. Skull
The root “cost/o” means
A. foot
B. ribs
C. wrist
D. coccyx
The combining form my/o means what?
A. Fascia
B. Joint
C. Muscle
D. Bone
Which of the following is the meaning of ‘arthr/o’?
A. Joint
B. Bone
C. Muscle
D. Fascia
What does ‘fasci/o’ refer to?
A. Fascia
B. Muscle
C. Bone
D. Heart muscle
What does the suffix ‘-centesis’ mean?
A. Puncture to remove fluid
B. Surgical repair
C. Softening
D. Many
Which combining form refers to the ‘skull’?
A. crani/o
B. fasci/o
C. my/o
D. sarc/o
The suffix “-trophy” means:
A. muscle
B. nourishment, development
C. heart
D. wrist
The suffix ‘-porosis’ means:
A. Surgical repair
B. Pore, passage
C. Lack of strength
D. Development
The prefix ‘poly-‘ means:
A. Softening
B. Many
C. Pore
D. Surgical repair
The suffix “-ectomy” means:
A. surgical repair
B. surgical incision
C. surgical removal, usually from inside the body
D. cutting into
What is the meaning of the combining form ‘lumb/o’?
A. Bone marrow
B. Lower back
C. Skull
D. Joint
What does the suffix “-algia” mean?
A. pain
B. strength
C. muscle
D. blood
The root “carp/o” means:
A. wrist bones
B. foot bones
C. skull
D. join
What does the suffix ‘-malacia’ refer to?
A. Pore
B. Softening
C. Visual examination
D. Puncture to remove fluid.
The suffix ‘-scopy’ means:
A. Puncture to remove fluid
B. Visual examination
C. Development
D. Lack of strength
What does the suffix ‘-asthenia’ mean?
A. Lack of strength
B. Development
C. Away from
D. Toward
The prefix ‘ad-‘ means:
A. Toward
B. Away from
C. Softening
D. Pore
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